Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium

Belgium: Physicians by medical speciality - historical data was 13,697 Number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
13,697 Number
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
14th
of 42 countries
All-time high
13,697 Number
in 2020
All-time low
12,228 Number
in 2010
Years of data
21
2000–2020

Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium, 2000–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k2000201020202000: 12.3k Number2001: 12.3k Number2002: 12.3k Number2003: 12.4k Number2004: 12.4k Number2005: 12.4k Number2006: 12.4k Number2007: 12.3k Number2008: 12.3k Number2009: 12.3k Number2010: 12.2k Number2011: 12.3k Number2012: 12.4k Number2013: 12.5k Number2014: 12.6k Number2015: 12.7k Number2016: 12.9k Number2017: 13.0k Number2018: 13.2k Number2019: 13.4k Number2020: 13.7k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium is 13,697 Number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium peaked at 13,697 Number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,228 Number, in 2010.

Belgium ranks 14th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016) in Belgium, 2000 to 2020.
Year Number Change
2000 12,261 Number —
2001 12,303 Number +0.3%
2002 12,346 Number +0.3%
2003 12,394 Number +0.4%
2004 12,412 Number +0.1%
2005 12,405 Number -0.1%
2006 12,415 Number +0.1%
2007 12,336 Number -0.6%
2008 12,273 Number -0.5%
2009 12,286 Number +0.1%
2010 12,228 Number -0.5%
2011 12,290 Number +0.5%
2012 12,363 Number +0.6%
2013 12,483 Number +1.0%
2014 12,560 Number +0.6%
2015 12,693 Number +1.1%
2016 12,929 Number +1.9%
2017 12,992 Number +0.5%
2018 13,178 Number +1.4%
2019 13,425 Number +1.9%
2020 13,697 Number +2.0%

Belgium compared with similar countries

  • Belgium's 13,697 Number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6,597 Number, 2.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
  • Belgium's 13,697 Number is above the median for high income countries, which is 6,746 Number, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 12,343 Number 12,261 Number 12,415 Number 10
2010s 12,714 Number 12,228 Number 13,425 Number 10
2020s 13,697 Number 13,697 Number 13,697 Number 1

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 11 Poland 15,908 Number compare
  2. 11 Poland 15,908 Number compare
  3. 13 Romania 15,140 Number compare
  4. 15 Austria 13,277 Number compare
  5. 16 Ireland 11,743 Number compare
  6. 17 Switzerland 9,964 Number compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium?
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data in Belgium was 13,697 Number in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest physicians by medical speciality - historical data recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 13,697 Number in 2020.
What is the lowest physicians by medical speciality - historical data recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 12,228 Number in 2010.
How does Belgium rank for physicians by medical speciality - historical data?
Belgium ranks 14th out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is physicians by medical speciality - historical data rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Physicians by medical speciality - historical data (1985-2016)
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 993 data points, 1985–2021
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